GTA 5 News: Male Centered Gameplay, Trailers Explained by Rockstar

Grand Theft Auto 5 comes out on Sept. 17, and gamers are counting down the days until they can partake in the adventures of characters Michael Trevor and Franklin. While the online component of the game will allow players to create and use female characters in the game, players will not have that option during the single player portion of the game. Dan Houser, the cofounder of Rockstar, told The Guardian that this is by design.

"The concept of being masculine was so key to this story," explains Houser, revealing some crucial thematic details concerning the plot of the game. Considering the amount of testosterone on display during the numerous trailers and gameplay previews for Grand Theft Auto 5, it looks as though the world of Los Santos will be a man's world.

Houser also revealed that he is as excited as the fans that Grand Theft Auto 5 is going to be released soon. Though Rockstar Games has released some blockbuster games in the past, such as Red Dead Redemption and LA Noire, Houser said that the team is more passionate about creating Grand Theft Auto games, even though they are monumental tasks to complete:

"If you were to love any of your children more, you'd certainly love GTA the most ... Something like this takes a lot of work and effort, so you'd better be passionate about it. We take every game release very seriously. [For GTA V] we had to liven it up and make our lives unpleasant again."

The cofounder of the legendary studio also said that the single biggest aspect of the creative process for Grand Theft Auto 5 was building up the world of Los Santos and Blaine County. Based on Los Angeles, the team at Rockstar spent huge amounts of time and effort researching the area to give the game a true southern California feel:

"The single longest process is always creating the world ... We spent a minimum of 100 days in Los Angeles on research trips, probably more. Out and about, all night long with weird people, strange cops showing us around, a lot of first-hand research. We spoke to FBI agents that have been undercover, experts in the Mafia, street gangsters who know the slang - we even went to see a proper prison. These poor buggers in the middle of the salt flat desert, miles away. It was eye-openingly depressing."

Look out for more Grand Theft Auto 5 news right here as the game gets closer to its release date.